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Thursday, November 6, 2014

Beans Paruppu Usili | Beans Patoli

Paruppu Usili is a delicious dish consists of few different dals & veggies, which are cooked to perfection while making it irresistibly good. The other version of paruppu usili is Andhra's Patoli dish. It is very similar dish as of usili with a little of variations to it & it is as delicious as usili. When we were enjoying this dish for lunch my husband was saying it is very similar to Nellore's "Sandi Pindi" dish. I was amazed how one dish was named differently in different places & to my surprise all are few miles apart. Enjoy this yummy dish!!!

- Take a idli pan & apply oil to the rounds. - Divide the mixture equally in to four holes & steam cook them for 10mins. - Mean while heat pan with oil. To that add mustard seeds, red chili's & curry leaves. - Once the mustard starts jumping add in onions & fry them for 1min. Then add in cut beans along with pinch of salt. Stir in & close it with a lid.

- Allow the veggies cook, mean while the mixture is cooked well. - Allow it to cool before crumbling it. Crumble the steamed mixture with your hands as shown above. - Add in the crumbled mixture to the cooked veggies. On low heat mix them well & blend them well by stirring them. Adjust salt if needed.- Cook for 5mins & then switch off heat. - Usili/Patoli is ready to serve. Serve warm with rice & dollop of ghee.Note- I never boil veggies in lots of water as the nutrients are drained wastly after the veggies are cooked. - You add salt kind of twice in this dish. As the mixture needed the perfect salting & the veggies will be left alone. Add enough salt/little salt to veggies to balance it perfectly in the dish.- Sprinkle a little lemon juice after the curry is cooled. It adds a nice twist to the dish.

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